# Google Maps Lead Extractor with email — One-Page HTML Scraper (`christiangulloa/google-maps-lead-extractor`) Actor Extract B2B leads including emails from Google Maps via Places API (bring your own API key) or single-page HTML. No credentials in source code. - **URL**: https://apify.com/christiangulloa/google-maps-lead-extractor.md - **Developed by:** [Christian G. Ulloa](https://apify.com/christiangulloa) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.01 / 1,000 actor starts This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ### Google Maps Lead with Email Extractor Extract structured B2B leads **with email addresses** from Google Maps using the official **Places API (New)**, or from a **single static HTML page** (JSON-LD, embedded Maps JSON, custom CSS selectors). Results are pushed to an Apify dataset. **Unlike most Google Maps Actors published on Apify**, this Actor also scrapes **email addresses** from each business website — most competing Maps scrapers only return phone and website and leave email outreach to you. **Credentials are never stored in code.** You provide your own [Google Cloud API key](#google-cloud-setup) in the Actor input (secret field). --- ### What does this Actor do? Two extraction modes: | Mode | Best for | Credentials needed | |------|----------|-------------------| | **Google Places API** (default) | Bulk search — `"plumbers in Austin TX"` | **Google Places API key** | | **Single page HTML** | JSON-LD business sites, static directories | None (optional proxy) | The Places API mode returns name, phone, website, address, category, and Google Maps URL. With **email scraping enabled**, it also fetches each business homepage and extracts the best contact email — a step most competing Maps Actors leave to you manually. **Apify platform advantages:** secret input fields, scheduled runs, API access, proxy rotation, monitoring, CRM integrations. --- ### Google Cloud setup **You must create your own API key.** This Actor does not ship with Google credentials. #### Quick steps 1. [Create a Google Cloud project](https://console.cloud.google.com/projectcreate) 2. [Enable billing](https://console.cloud.google.com/billing) 3. Enable **[Places API (New)](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/library/places.googleapis.com)** 4. Create an **[API key](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials)** under APIs & Services → Credentials 5. **Restrict the key** to Places API (New) only 6. Paste the key into the Actor input → **Google Places API key** (masked secret) Full walkthrough with troubleshooting: **[GOOGLE_CLOUD_SETUP.md](./GOOGLE_CLOUD_SETUP.md)** --- ### How to use this Actor 1. Open the Actor in Apify Console. 2. Set **Extraction mode** to **Google Places API**. 3. Paste your **Google Places API key** (never commit this to git). 4. Enter a **Search query** (e.g. `coffee shops in Austin TX`). 5. Set **Max results** and run. 6. Download leads from the **Dataset** tab. #### Local development ```bash cd Apify/my-actor pip install -r requirements.txt ## Edit storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json — add googlePlacesApiKey python -m my_actor ```` Or: `apify run` *** ### Input | Field | Required | Description | |-------|----------|-------------| | `extractionMode` | Yes | `googlePlacesApi` or `singlePageHtml` | | `googlePlacesApiKey` | Places mode | **Secret** — your GCP API key | | `searchQuery` | Places mode | e.g. `"dentists in Chicago"` | | `scrapeEmailsFromWebsites` | No | Fetch homepage email per listing | | `startUrl` | HTML mode | Single page URL to parse | | `maxResults` | No (default 50) | Cap on leads (max 2500) | | `proxyConfiguration` | No | Apify Proxy (HTML mode) | | `customSelectors` | No | CSS overrides (HTML mode) | #### Example input (Places API) ```json { "extractionMode": "googlePlacesApi", "googlePlacesApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE", "searchQuery": "plumbers in Austin TX", "maxResults": 50, "scrapeEmailsFromWebsites": true } ``` #### Example input (HTML mode) ```json { "extractionMode": "singlePageHtml", "startUrl": "https://example.com/directory", "maxResults": 20, "customSelectors": { "item": "article.listing", "name": ".business-name" } } ``` *** ### Output ```json { "name": "Joe's Plumbing", "category": "Plumber", "address": "123 Main St, Austin, TX 78701, USA", "phone": "+1 512-555-0100", "website": "https://joesplumbing.example", "email": "info@joesplumbing.example", "rating": null, "reviewCount": null, "googleMapsUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:places/ChIJ...", "sourceUrl": "plumbers in Austin TX" } ``` Export as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Apify Console. *** ### Single-page HTML mode — JavaScript limitation Google Maps **search** pages (`/maps/search/...`) load listings via **JavaScript**. HTML mode cannot execute JS and usually returns zero leads for search URLs. Use **Places API mode** for Maps bulk search, or HTML mode for place detail URLs / JSON-LD sites. *** ### Pricing / cost estimation This Actor uses **Pay per event + usage** on the Apify Store. Full setup: **[STORE\_PRICING.md](./STORE_PRICING.md)**. | Charge | Suggested price | Notes | |--------|-----------------|--------| | Actor start | ~$0.00005 / run | Platform event `apify-actor-start` | | Lead extracted | ~$0.002 / lead | Custom event `lead-extracted` | | Apify compute | varies | Runtime + memory | | Google Places API | your GCP bill | BYO API key | Set **max total charge per run** in Apify Console to cap spend. *** ### FAQ **Where do I get an API key?** See [GOOGLE\_CLOUD\_SETUP.md](./GOOGLE_CLOUD_SETUP.md). **Is my API key safe?** Apify marks `googlePlacesApiKey` as a secret in the input UI. Do not paste keys into public GitHub issues or README files. **Can I use the local CLI instead?** Yes — `localScraper/extract.py` with `export PLACES_API_KEY=...`. *** ### License and responsibility Comply with [Google Maps Platform Terms](https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms) and applicable privacy/telemarketing laws. # Actor input Schema ## `extractionMode` (type: `string`): Use Google Places API for bulk business search by category and location. Use single-page HTML for JSON-LD business sites or static directory pages. ## `googlePlacesApiKey` (type: `string`): Your Google Maps Platform API key. Stored as a secret in Apify Console — never hard-coded in this Actor. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Free-text Google Maps search (Places API Text Search). Examples: "plumbers in Austin TX", "dentists 90210". ## `scrapeEmailsFromWebsites` (type: `boolean`): Fetches each listing's website and extracts a contact email (JSON-LD, mailto, obfuscated patterns). Most Google Maps Actors on Apify do not include email — this is the key differentiator. Adds one HTTP request per business with a website. ## `startUrl` (type: `string`): The single page URL to fetch and parse (JSON-LD, embedded Maps JSON, or custom CSS selectors). ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of lead records to return. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional Apify Proxy (mainly used in single-page HTML mode to reduce blocking). ## `customSelectors` (type: `object`): Optional CSS selector overrides for single-page HTML mode. Keys: item, name, category, address, phone, website, email, rating, reviewCount, link. ## Actor input object example ```json { "extractionMode": "googlePlacesApi", "searchQuery": "coffee shops in Austin TX", "scrapeEmailsFromWebsites": true, "startUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@30.2672,-97.7431,17z", "maxResults": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQuery": "coffee shops in Austin TX", "startUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@30.2672,-97.7431,17z", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("christiangulloa/google-maps-lead-extractor").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQuery": "coffee shops in Austin TX", "startUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@30.2672,-97.7431,17z", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("christiangulloa/google-maps-lead-extractor").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchQuery": "coffee shops in Austin TX", "startUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starbucks/@30.2672,-97.7431,17z", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call christiangulloa/google-maps-lead-extractor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=christiangulloa/google-maps-lead-extractor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Maps Lead Extractor with email — One-Page HTML Scraper", "description": "Extract B2B leads including emails from Google Maps via Places API (bring your own API key) or single-page HTML. 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Use single-page HTML for JSON-LD business sites or static directory pages.", "default": "googlePlacesApi" }, "googlePlacesApiKey": { "title": "Google Places API key", "type": "string", "description": "Your Google Maps Platform API key. Stored as a secret in Apify Console — never hard-coded in this Actor." }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Free-text Google Maps search (Places API Text Search). Examples: \"plumbers in Austin TX\", \"dentists 90210\"." }, "scrapeEmailsFromWebsites": { "title": "Scrape emails from business websites", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetches each listing's website and extracts a contact email (JSON-LD, mailto, obfuscated patterns). Most Google Maps Actors on Apify do not include email — this is the key differentiator. Adds one HTTP request per business with a website.", "default": true }, "startUrl": { "title": "Page URL", "type": "string", "description": "The single page URL to fetch and parse (JSON-LD, embedded Maps JSON, or custom CSS selectors)." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 2500, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of lead records to return.", "default": 50 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional Apify Proxy (mainly used in single-page HTML mode to reduce blocking)." }, "customSelectors": { "title": "Custom CSS selectors (advanced)", "type": "object", "description": "Optional CSS selector overrides for single-page HTML mode. 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